House Science Committee leader says climate scientists are trying to control people’s lives
Rep. Smith has repeatedly turned the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee – and its Twitter account – into a platform for climate science denial.
Taylor Energy agrees to pay for cleanup of longest-running oil spill in US history
Taylor Energy will pay upwards of $43 million in penalties and transfer $432 million as a trust to the Department to start cleaning up the 17-year spill.
Hidden Trump report reveals water plan will harm endangered whales and salmon
It's become a familiar story with the Trump administration: Scientists write a report that shows the administration's policies will cause environmental damage,...
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018
The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.
Who’s Driving Climate Denial? Big Companies and Conservative Media
Companies which signed the environmental pact and then gave political donations to climate deniers are PepsiCo, Dupont, Mondelez, Google, AT&T, Verizon and GE.
The solutions to the climate crisis no one is talking about
In light of the latest IPCC report on climate change, it’s crucial we remember these four steps to avoiding a climate catastrophe.
‘It’s a big one’: Latest pipeline spill in Iowa leaks 140,000 gallons of diesel
The spill will mark the largest U.S. diesel spill since 2010.
Largest coral reef survey in French Polynesia offers hope
“It’s nice to see that places like that still exist.”
House committee investigates the role of PR firms in spreading climate disinformation
There is a long history of PR firms creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests.
From Keystone XL pipeline to #DAPL: Jasilyn Charger, water protector from Cheyenne River Reservation
Jasilyn Charger is a water protector from Cheyenne River. She’s been camping at Sacred Stone resistance camp to fight the construction of the nearly $4 billion Dakota Access pipeline for nearly 10 months.